ACIL ABDUL HADI

Human Resources and Organizational Behavior
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Biography

Acil Abdul Hadi is an Assistant Professor of International Human Resource Management at ICN Business School. She has pursued her PhD at the University of Toulouse Capitole, as part of a Marie Sklodowska-Curie Action research project on the global mobility of employees (GLOMO). Acil also holds a masters in management from ESCP Business School and a bachelor's degree in psychology from the American University of Beirut.

Acil’s research interests lie at the intersection of career studies and international management, as she explores various aspects of international careers and expatriation. She hopes to contribute to the fields of international human resource management, global work, and intercultural competencies, through her research and teaching. Acil is currently working on a comparative study of self-initiated and assigned expatriates, aiming at expanding the literature on experiences, motivations, and learning outcomes associated with different types of mobility. Her research seeks to provide valuable insights into the challenges and opportunities faced by individuals pursuing international careers and to inform organizational practices for effective global talent management strategies.

Acil also has a solid management experience at L’Oréal, known for encouraging global mobility of its employees and embracing diversity across the globe, which enticed her to further explore global careers. She is leveraging her practical experience in one of the biggest beauty companies worldwide to recommend relevant human resource strategies that are aligned with today’s changing work dynamics.

Degrees and Training

Year Title Institution Country
2024 Ph.D, Business Administration Université Toulouse 1 Capitole France
Grande Ecole Program, Business Administration ESCP Business School France
Psychology American University of Beirut (AUB)

Courses Taught

Year Title Country Institution
2025 Human Resource Management France ICN Business School
2024 Management Durable des Organisations France ICN Business School
2024 Management des Ressources Humaines France ICN Business School
2024 International business environment France ICN Business School
2023 Management Interculturel France ICN Business School

Research Interests

  • International Management
  • Comportement Organisationnel
  • Human Resources Management
  • Cultures Management

Publications

Year Type Reference
2025 Communications in an Academical or Professional conference ABDUL HADI, A., “Welfare to work transition of migrants in the Dutch labor market” in Migration and Societal Change Conference, 2025, Utrecht, Netherlands (The)
2023 Communications in an Academical or Professional conference ABDUL HADI, A., “Career capital experiences of self-initiated and assigned expatriates: a comparative approach” in Academy of International Business (AIB), 2023, SGH Warsaw School of Economics, Warsaw, Poland
2022 Journal article MARTEL, K., M. RAUPP, A. ABDUL HADI, E. OLEŠKEVIČIŪTĖ, R. MELLO, T. BISWAS, G. MILANI, ““Isn’t it ironic…!?!” Mobility researchers go sedentary: A group auto-ethnography on collective coping and care in pandemic times”, Gender, Work and Organization, January 2022, vol. 29, no. 1, pp. 273-300
2022 Communications in an Academical or Professional conference MARTEL, K., C. BARZANTNY, A. ABDUL HADI, “Intercultural experiences and the effects of Covid-19 pandemic on the EU research project ‘global mobility of employees” in SIETAR Europa Congress 2022: Re-Thinking Interculturalism, 2022, University of Malta, Malta
2022 Communications in an Academical or Professional conference MARTEL, K., A. ABDUL HADI, “Shifting EU mobilities during a sanitary crisis: Implications for models of membership and EU citizenship – An exploratory study on cross-border immobility” in SIETAR Europa Congress 2022: Re-Thinking Interculturalism, 2022, University of Malta, Malta
2021 Communications in an Academical or Professional conference MARTEL, K., A. ABDUL HADI, I. O. VULCHANOV, M. BOZINOSKA-LAZAROVA, “Shifting EU mobilities during sanitary crises: the implications of the COVID-19 pandemic on models of membership” in 18th IMISCOE conference: Crossing borders, connecting cultures, 2021, University of Luxemburg, Luxembourg
2021 Communications in an Academical or Professional conference ABDUL HADI, A., K. MARTEL, I. O. VULCHANOV, M. BOZINOSKA-LAZAROVA, “Shifting EU mobilities during sanitary crises: implications of re-bordering processes during the COVID-19 pandemic on models of membership and EU citizenship” in Neuchâtel Graduate Conference, NCCR On the Move, 2021, Neuchâtel (online), Switzerland